Fauvism:the artwork of

Matisse & Derainc. 1905

Van Gogh, Starry Night, 1889

Fauvism came after Post-Impressionism.

Matisse “The Dessert: Harmony in Red” 1908

The Fauves believed color should be used to express feelings about a subject, instead of simply describing what it looks like.

Andre Derain “Dancer at Le Rat Mort”

Fauvist paintings have a simplified drawing and an exaggerated use of color.

Look at the following examples paying

attention to the use of colour and brush work.

Henri Matisse“Portrait of Madame Matisse (The Green Stripe)”1906

Henri Matisse“Woman with a Hat”

1905

Henri Matisse “Luxe, Calme et Volupté” 1904

Henri Matisse “Les toits de Collioure” 1905

Henri Matisse“Open Window, Collioure”1905

André Derain, 1905, Le séchage des voiles (The Drying Sails), 1905

André Derain, Charing Cross Bridge, London, 1906

Henri Matisse“Self-Portrait in a Striped T-shirt”

1906

Andre Derain “Landscape Near Chatou” 1904

Andre Derain “London Brisge” 1906

Andre Derain “Charing Cross Bridge” 1906

Andre Derain “Self-Portrait with a Cap”

1904

Andre Derain “Portrait of Matisse”1905

Andre Derain “The Trees” 1906

Andre Derain “Landscape” 1907

Emil Nolde: "The Prophet" 1912

Erich Heckel: "Portrait Of A Man" 1919

The Fauves were a big influence on the German Expressionism.

Ernst Ludwig KirchnerStreet, Dresden

Date: 1908 (reworked 1919; dated on painting 1907)